Usage note
票表示进入、乘车或看表演需要的纸条或凭证。
piào biǎo shì jìn rù 、 chéng chē huò kàn biǎo yǎn xū yào de zhǐ tiáo huò píng zhèng。
票 means a paper or pass needed to enter, ride, or watch something.
Context note
票常出现在车票、门票和买票这些词里。
piào cháng chū xiàn zài chē piào 、 mén piào hé mǎi piào zhè xiē cí lǐ。
票 often appears in words like ticket, entrance ticket, and buying tickets.
5 examples
我买了一张票。
wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng piào。
I bought one ticket.
这是车票。
zhè shì chē piào。
This is a bus ticket.
门票很便宜。
mén piào hěn pián yi。
The entrance ticket is cheap.
请出示票。
qǐng chū shì piào。
Please show your ticket.
票已经买好了。
piào yǐ jīng mǎi hǎo le。
The ticket has already been bought.
5 mini stories
妈妈帮我买了车票。我们准备去看外婆。
mā ma bāng wǒ mǎi le chē piào。 wǒ men zhǔn bèi qù kàn wài pó。
Mom helped me buy a bus ticket. We are getting ready to visit Grandma.
今天的门票很便宜。我们可以一起进去。
jīn tiān de mén piào hěn pián yi。 wǒ men kě yǐ yì qǐ jìn qù。
Today's entrance ticket is cheap. We can go in together.
我把票放在口袋里。这样不会弄丢。
wǒ bǎ piào fàng zài kǒu dài lǐ。 zhè yàng bú huì nòng diū。
I put the ticket in my pocket. That way I will not lose it.
车站里很多人都在买票。
chē zhàn lǐ hěn duō rén dōu zài mǎi piào。
Many people at the station are buying tickets.
看电影前要先买票。
kàn diàn yǐng qián yào xiān mǎi piào。
You need to buy a ticket before watching a movie.
Mini dialogue
买票
A
我们去看电影，你买票了吗？
Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng, nǐ mǎi piào le ma?
We are going to watch a movie, did you buy tickets?
B
买了，这是你的票。
Mǎi le, zhè shì nǐ de piào.
Yes, here is your ticket.
车票
A
我的车票找不到了。
Wǒ de chē piào zhǎo bù dào le.
I can't find my bus ticket.
B
别急，看看书包里有没有票。
Bié jí, kànkan shūbāo lǐ yǒu méiyǒu piào.
Don't worry, check if the ticket is in your schoolbag.
Related words and contrasts
similar
门票
mén piào
entrance ticket
A ticket for entering a place like a park or museum.
related
车票
chē piào
bus/train ticket
A ticket for riding a bus or train.
related
电影票
diànyǐng piào
movie ticket
A ticket to watch a movie.